A mock terrorist is a person or accident who is obviously not a terrorist attack who commits the same kind of violence against the same kind of target as a terrorist would but for no apparent motive or cause.
1 day after the April 19, 1995 168 killed and 680 were injured in the Oklahoma City bombing:
2 killed 1 nearly killed April 20, 1995: A depressed transsexual go-go dancer Leslie Ann Nelson shot and killed two police officers, John McLaughlin and John Norcross, and wounded nearly killing a third, Richard Norcross, John's brother, in a shootout at her parent’s home at Haddon Heights, New Jersey. She had refused to produce her gun, an AK-47 assault rifle on the policemen’s first visit after a neighbor had suggested that she had fondled her niece, and when they returned with a warrant she opened fire. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the murder of Officer John Norcross and life in prison with thirty years of parole ineligibility for the Murder of Investigator John McLaughlin. She was given a consecutive ten-year term with five years of parole ineligibility for the second-degree assault of Detective Richard Norcross. New Jersey Supreme Court twice ruled that executing ‘such a mentally ill and psychologically disturbed person’ would be cruel and unusual punishment and she was sentenced to three life sentences, with a 65-year bar on parole. This permitted her to be transferred to the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women
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Leslie Nelson (1957 - ) warehouse worker, sex worker, inmate.
Glenn Nelson was regarded as an emotionally disturbed child as early as kindergarten. During his teen years he became increasingly reclusive, relating to no-one other than his mother. He identified as female, and from 1984 was considering a sex change. In 1986 he twice traveled to Colorado to consult with Dr Biber, and began taking female hormones.
The same year Nelson was robbed at knifepoint in Philadelphia, and in response purchased a handgun. In 1987 he was arrested for felony possession of a weapon and dum-dum bullets. He served sixty days, received probation and had to have psychological evaluation. It was now illegal for him to possess a firearm.
He contemplated suicide. He resumed taking estrogens, and had breast augmentation. Leslie completed the sex change in 1992, despite a sex therapist declaring that psychological problems remained, although she was at risk of suicide if denied the change. The transgender program at Pennsylvania Hospital rejected her because she had a depressive disorder, and they felt that she did not feel like a woman in a man's body.
On returning to her warehouse job, Leslie was severely harassed and quit. She tried to be an exotic dancer, but was clumsy, and also failed to pass as female. She became a hooker in Camden, New Jersey.
On April 20, 1995, Nelson shot and killed two police officers, John McLaughlin and John Norcross, and wounded a third, Richard Norcross, John's brother, in a shootout at her parent’s home at Haddon Heights, New Jersey. She had refused to produce her gun, an AK-47 assault rifle on the policemen’s first visit after a neighbor had suggested that she had fondled her niece, and when they returned with a warrant she opened fire.
She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the murder of Officer John Norcross and life in prison with thirty years of parole ineligibility for the Murder of Investigator John McLaughlin. She was given a consecutive ten-year term with five years of parole ineligibility for the second-degree assault of Detective Richard Norcross. For a while she was the only transsexual on death row in the US in an all-male institution. Nelson's lawyers contended that a) she was under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance; b) her capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of her conduct was significantly impaired as the result of a mental disease, but not to a degree that would allow her to plead the insanity defense. They also cited the civil suit filed by the surviving officer, Richard Norcross, to the effect that police guidelines for such high risk situations were inadequate.
The New Jersey Supreme Court twice ruled that executing ‘such a mentally ill and psychologically disturbed person’ would be cruel and unusual punishment., and with the agreement of the prosecution, she was sentenced to three life sentences, with a 65-year bar on parole. This permitted her to be transferred to the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, in Clinton, New Jersey.
She was Inmate of the Month at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in August 2005 for tutoring other inmates.
*Not Leslie Nielsen, the Hollywood comedy actor.
The same year Nelson was robbed at knifepoint in Philadelphia, and in response purchased a handgun. In 1987 he was arrested for felony possession of a weapon and dum-dum bullets. He served sixty days, received probation and had to have psychological evaluation. It was now illegal for him to possess a firearm.
He contemplated suicide. He resumed taking estrogens, and had breast augmentation. Leslie completed the sex change in 1992, despite a sex therapist declaring that psychological problems remained, although she was at risk of suicide if denied the change. The transgender program at Pennsylvania Hospital rejected her because she had a depressive disorder, and they felt that she did not feel like a woman in a man's body.
On returning to her warehouse job, Leslie was severely harassed and quit. She tried to be an exotic dancer, but was clumsy, and also failed to pass as female. She became a hooker in Camden, New Jersey.
On April 20, 1995, Nelson shot and killed two police officers, John McLaughlin and John Norcross, and wounded a third, Richard Norcross, John's brother, in a shootout at her parent’s home at Haddon Heights, New Jersey. She had refused to produce her gun, an AK-47 assault rifle on the policemen’s first visit after a neighbor had suggested that she had fondled her niece, and when they returned with a warrant she opened fire.
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| Leslie Nelson, with public defender Joe Krakora, |
The New Jersey Supreme Court twice ruled that executing ‘such a mentally ill and psychologically disturbed person’ would be cruel and unusual punishment., and with the agreement of the prosecution, she was sentenced to three life sentences, with a 65-year bar on parole. This permitted her to be transferred to the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, in Clinton, New Jersey.
She was Inmate of the Month at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in August 2005 for tutoring other inmates.
*Not Leslie Nielsen, the Hollywood comedy actor.
- John Nordheimer. "Shooting Suspect Surrenders After 2 Officers Are Killed". The New York Times, April 22, 1995. www.nytimes.com/1995/04/22/nyregion/shooting-suspect-surrenders-after-2-officers-are-killed.html.
- John Way Jennings. "Accused Killer Of Lawmen Faces Death Penalty Leslie Nelson Was Indicted Yesterday. The Standoff In Haddon Heights Left Two Officers Dead, One Hurt.". Philadelphia Inquirer, June 22, 1995. http://articles.philly.com/1995-06-22/news/25691554_1_murder-of-police-officers-leslie-nelson-gas-mask.
- Aamer Madhani. "No Change Of Venue In Murder Case Leslie Nelson Pleaded Guilty To Killing Two Officers. Jury Selection Is Set For Jan. In A New Sentencing Trial.". Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec 13, 2000. http://articles.philly.com/2000-12-13/news/25580462_1.
- J. Zazzali. “State vs Leslie Ann Nelson”. New Jersey Court Cases. www.romingerlegal.com/new_jersey/supreme/a-29-01.opn.html.
- "A Question of Death". South Jersey.com, May 2005. www.southjersey.com/articles/?articleID=12827.
*Timeline of articles
Glenn Nelson/Leslie Ann Nelson – Murder of a police officer with an AK-47: njpen details of the case sound more like the final act of a Tarantino film than anything that would occur in a wealthy South Jersey suburb. Two law enforcement officers killed in the process of executing a search warrant; a third, very nearly so. Their assailant: a depressed, transgendered 37-year-old wielding a scoped AK-47 rifle and trading gunfire with police. Hero cops who came flying to the scene from anywhere within radio range, escorting their fallen brothers and neighborhood civilians to safety amid a storm of bullets. And then, after the entire ordeal was concluded, 10 years of trials and appeals before a final sentence was passed.
Glenn Nelson/Leslie Ann Nelson – Murder of a police officer with an AK-47: njpen details of the case sound more like the final act of a Tarantino film than anything that would occur in a wealthy South Jersey suburb. Two law enforcement officers killed in the process of executing a search warrant; a third, very nearly so. Their assailant: a depressed, transgendered 37-year-old wielding a scoped AK-47 rifle and trading gunfire with police. Hero cops who came flying to the scene from anywhere within radio range, escorting their fallen brothers and neighborhood civilians to safety amid a storm of bullets. And then, after the entire ordeal was concluded, 10 years of trials and appeals before a final sentence was passed.
Leslie Ann Nelson is Inmate of the Month - Daily Dose of Queer
www.dailydoseofqueer.com/.../leslie-ann-nelson-is-inmate-of-the-month/
Oct 30, 2005 - Transsexual go-go dancer Leslie Ann Nelson shot to death two law enforcement officers in a 1995 standoff. But now, officials at her prison have ...
www.dailydoseofqueer.com/.../leslie-ann-nelson-is-inmate-of-the-month/
Oct 30, 2005 - Transsexual go-go dancer Leslie Ann Nelson shot to death two law enforcement officers in a 1995 standoff. But now, officials at her prison have ...
www.nytimes.com/.../top-court-again-rejects-sentence...
The New York TimesJul 31, 2002 - The New Jersey Supreme Court today overturned the death sentence ofLeslie Ann Nelson, a transsexual go-go dancer who killed a police ...
The New York TimesJul 31, 2002 - The New Jersey Supreme Court today overturned the death sentence ofLeslie Ann Nelson, a transsexual go-go dancer who killed a police ...
articles.philly.com/.../25326765_1_suicide-notes-sentencing-trial-mental...
Mar 16, 2001 - Go-go Dreams, Guns And Manipulation A Witness In Leslie Ann ... Court about the personality and emotional life of Leslie Ann Nelson, who in 1995 ... in 1992 in hopes of becoming an adult-film star and go-go dancer, Sheila ...
Mar 16, 2001 - Go-go Dreams, Guns And Manipulation A Witness In Leslie Ann ... Court about the personality and emotional life of Leslie Ann Nelson, who in 1995 ... in 1992 in hopes of becoming an adult-film star and go-go dancer, Sheila ...
Woman Receives Death Sentence for Second Time - latimes
articles.latimes.com/2001/mar/31/news/mn-45175
Mar 31, 2001 - Leslie Ann Nelson, 43, a 6-foot-2 onetime go-go dancer who was born a man but underwent a sex-change operation, kept her head down, her ...
articles.latimes.com/2001/mar/31/news/mn-45175
Mar 31, 2001 - Leslie Ann Nelson, 43, a 6-foot-2 onetime go-go dancer who was born a man but underwent a sex-change operation, kept her head down, her ...
Bid To Escape Death Row Begins This Week Leslie Ann Nelson Killed ...
articles.philly.com/.../25328696_1_sentencing-trial-death-row-nelson-sh...
Mar 12, 2001 - Judge: Police killer can face death A Superior Court judge said he could not overturn a ruling that Leslie Ann Nelson is eligible for execution. ... CAMDEN — A second sentencing trial for Leslie Ann Nelson, who in 1995 shot and killed two law enforcement officers and seriously ...
N.j. Court Takes Killer Off Death Row Leslie Ann Nelson Fatally Shot ...
articles.philly.com/.../25736326_1_death-sentences-death-row-new-sente...
Jul 31, 1998 - The New Jersey Supreme Court yesterday took convicted cop-killer Leslie Ann Nelson off death row and ordered a new sentencing trial.
articles.philly.com/.../25328696_1_sentencing-trial-death-row-nelson-sh...
Mar 12, 2001 - Judge: Police killer can face death A Superior Court judge said he could not overturn a ruling that Leslie Ann Nelson is eligible for execution. ... CAMDEN — A second sentencing trial for Leslie Ann Nelson, who in 1995 shot and killed two law enforcement officers and seriously ...
N.j. Court Takes Killer Off Death Row Leslie Ann Nelson Fatally Shot ...
articles.philly.com/.../25736326_1_death-sentences-death-row-new-sente...
Jul 31, 1998 - The New Jersey Supreme Court yesterday took convicted cop-killer Leslie Ann Nelson off death row and ordered a new sentencing trial.
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